diff --git a/app/validators/spot/date_issued_validator.rb b/app/validators/spot/date_issued_validator.rb
index 520d6d692..542c9b710 100644
--- a/app/validators/spot/date_issued_validator.rb
+++ b/app/validators/spot/date_issued_validator.rb
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ def validate(record)
       record.errors[:date_issued] << 'Date Issued may only contain one value' if record.date_issued.size > 1
 
       record.date_issued.each do |date|
-        record.errors[:date_issued] << 'Date Issued must be in YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM format' unless
-          date.match?(/\A\d{4}-\d{2}(-\d{2})?\z/)
+        record.errors[:date_issued] << 'Date Issued must be in YYYY-MM-DD, YYYY-MM, or YYYY format' unless
+          date.match?(/\A\d{4}(-\d{2}){0,2}\z/)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/publication_spec.rb b/spec/models/publication_spec.rb
index 7f9632c59..692b3c2d5 100644
--- a/spec/models/publication_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/publication_spec.rb
@@ -106,13 +106,6 @@
         expect(pub.errors[:date_issued]).to include 'Date Issued must be in YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM format'
       end
 
-      it 'can not be YYYY' do
-        pub.date_issued = ['2019']
-
-        expect(pub.valid?).to be false
-        expect(pub.errors[:date_issued]).to include 'Date Issued must be in YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM format'
-      end
-
       it 'can not have multiple values' do
         pub.date_issued = ['2019-09-21', '2019-11-19']
 
@@ -133,6 +126,12 @@
       end
     end
 
+    it 'can be YYYY' do
+      pub.date_issued = ['2019']
+
+      expect(pub.valid?).to be true
+    end
+
     describe 'rights_statement' do
       it 'must be present' do
         pub.rights_statement = []